Ingredients

• 2 (750-ml) bottles dry white wine
• 1/2 cup sugar
• 1/4 cup orange liqueur such as Grand Marnier
• 1/4 cup Pernod
• 2 whole cloves
• 4 Turkish or 2 California bay leaves
• 2 navel oranges

Instructions

1. Bring all ingredients except oranges to a boil (reserve wine bottles and corks), stirring until sugar has dissolved.
2. Remove zest from oranges in a continuous spiral using a vegetable peeler and cut off any white pith with a paring knife. Reserve oranges for another use and divide zest between empty wine bottles.
3. Fill bottles with orange wine and cool, uncorked, 1 hour.
4. Cork bottles, then chill at least 4 hours.